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Olympic champion An dominates in repeat China Masters badminton win

Olympic champion An dominates in repeat China Masters badminton win

South Korea's An Se-young secured her second straight China Masters badminton title on Sunday, the Olympic champion cruising to victory in a superb performance against home hero Han Yue.

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Kenya's Sabastian Sawe wins men's Berlin Marathon

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe wins men's Berlin Marathon

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe won the Berlin Marathon for the first time on Sunday, narrowly missing a personal best in just his third marathon attempt.

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One more world record from Duplantis and there's no Christmas party, jokes Coe

One more world record from Duplantis and there's no Christmas party, jokes Coe

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe joked Sunday that one more record from Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis would see track and field's governing body lose its Christmas party.

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Athletics gene testing 'here to stay', warns Coe

Athletics gene testing 'here to stay', warns Coe

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said gene testing for women athletes had been a "largely successful operation" at the world championships in Tokyo, vowing that the process was here to stay.

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'Finally back home': Rebel octogenarian nuns reclaim Austrian convent

'Finally back home': Rebel octogenarian nuns reclaim Austrian convent

Three rebel nuns in their 80s have taken back their Austrian convent after fleeing from their care home, with supporters flocking to the nunnery Saturday in a show of solidarity.

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Evacuations in Philippines, Taiwan as super typhoon nears

Evacuations in Philippines, Taiwan as super typhoon nears

The Philippines and Taiwan ordered evacuations Sunday ahead of possible flooding and landslides as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached, gaining strength on its way to an eventual collision with southern China.

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Peru anti-government protesters clash with police

Peru anti-government protesters clash with police

Hundreds of anti-government protesters clashed with police in the Peruvian capital Lima on Saturday, throwing stones and sticks as officers fired tear gas on the demonstrators, AFP journalists reported.

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Fritz topples Alcaraz as Team World surge into Laver Cup lead

Fritz topples Alcaraz as Team World surge into Laver Cup lead

American Taylor Fritz shocked world number one Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 as Team World won all three singles matches at the Laver Cup on Saturday to power into the lead in the global tennis event.

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Fiji beats Japan 33-27 in Pacific Nations Cup rugby final

Fiji beats Japan 33-27 in Pacific Nations Cup rugby final

Joji Nasova scored two tries and Fiji captured a second consecutive Pacific Nations Cup men's rugby title on Sunday by defeating Japan 33-27 at Salt Lake City.

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India's school of maharajas now educating new elite

India's school of maharajas now educating new elite

Stepping through the gates of India's Mayo College is like journeying back 150 years. Yet, the school that was once reserved for princes now educates a new elite.

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